CHICO, Calif.- In honor of October being Breast Cancer
Awareness Month, the Gender and Sexuality Equity Center and Chico Women’s
Health Specialists will be screening the film “Pink Ribbons, Inc”. In an effort
to raise awareness of breast cancer on the CSU, Chico campus the film will be
screened on October 23, 2013 at 7:00 PM in BMU 210. All genders are welcome!
The documentary discusses the
intersection between business and philanthropy by examining the ways in which
the breast cancer movement has been commercialized. The film explores issues
surrounding the movement and raises the question: who is truly benefiting from
the movement – the cause or the company? Based off the book, Pink Ribbons Inc. by Doctor Samantha
King, the film features interviews with women living with breast cancer,
activists, medical experts, and the people behind breast cancer awareness
fundraising.
Following the film there will be
a brief discussion facilitated by the interns of the Gender and Sexuality
Equity Center. The film
showing is open to anyone in the community interested in receiving better
education on pink ribbon product consumption and breast cancer awareness. The
screening will run from 7:00-9:00 pm on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 on the
Chico State Campus in the Bell Memorial Union, room 210.
The
Associated Students Gender and
Sexuality Equity Center [GSEC] is a student run activist organization
which strives to empower all students through its two programs: the Women’s
Program and the LGBTQ+ Program. The GSEC challenges societal norms that have
been used to oppress and marginalize by providing opportunities for leadership,
personal development, and referral services. We offer a safe and inclusive
space where the campus and community can effectively support the academic
mission of the university.
For more
information or questions, feel free to visit our office in BMU 005, call us at
(530)898-5724, or email us at asgsec.ic@csuchico.edu.
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